News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-10-13
Reunion of the Eleventh VT. Vols.

Vt. Vols. at Burlington was very
successful affair and passed off to the
satisfaction of all the survivors pres
ent. A few were on hand on the eve
ming of Sept 81, but the most of them
came on the trains arriving about noon
of the 28th, and soon the hearty well
come of comrades, many of whom had
not seen each other since their muster
out, could be seen and heard on all
sides, each one adding some charac-
teristic anecdote with his greeting,
thus reviving old memories, which are
so pleasing part of all such gather
ings, and still it has its vein of sad
ness as we'll as joy, as in memory the
faces of those gone to their final mus
ter-out amid the flame of battle, the
horrors of the prison pen or the "hope
deferred which maketh the heart sick, !"
of the hospital, or later amid the
home scenes and pleasures since the
war closed. Notwithstanding this
somber lining the clouds were golden
on those days, SO made by the words
of cheer heard on all sides.
The business meeting took place at
$50 p. M, in the parlors Of the Van
Ness House as more comfortable than
the City Hall, and was called to order
by Mai. Stafford, who was chosen tenn
porary chairman, and Capt. Chase
temporary secretary. A committee
of one from each county, with Capt.
Austin, of Co. A as chairman, was
appointed to nominate officers for a
permanent organization and reported
as follows: President, Gen. James M
Warner, Albany, N. Y; Vice Presi-
dents, Col. A. F. Walker, Washing
ton, D. c., Maj. d. J. Stafford, Nor
risville; Treasurer, Capt. o. III. Aus
tin, Barton Landing; Secretary, H.
C. H. Lewis, Bellows Falls; Chap
lain, Rev. Arthur Little, D. D., and
were unanin ously elected. After a
full and free discussion in which all
parts of the State were represented,
it was unanimously voted that the
next reunion should be at Burlington,
to commence September 10, 1888, the
annivers ry of the battle of Winches-
ter. A committee consisting of Capts.
H. r. Chase and 0. III. Austin and
Sergt. A. S. Fleury were appointed
to draft constitution and bylaws TO
be presented to the next meeting.
An executive committee of five and
an auxiliary committee of one from
each company, and an additional
member from each county in the State
which raised no company for the regi-
ment, of which committee d, j. SAT-
ford is chairman, completed the list of
officers.
At us p. m. the line was formed,
and headed by Sherman's Military
Band, proceeded to the depot to meet
Gen, War-er and Col. Wake, who
were escorted to head-quarte S, and
shortly after the society with its in
vited guests proceeded to the City
Hall, where, after the old camp calls
had bee solrded by the band, Gen.
Warner was mt oduced to the society
as its first president. On rising to
come forward he was greeted with ap-
plause, and on taking the chair was
given three rousing cheers and tiger.
Col. Walker was also greeted with en-
thusiastic applause, and "the boys
were liberal with applause to all their
old officers and also to the Governor,
who was present and welcomed them
in behalf of the State. Besides the
remarks of Gov. Ormsbee, speeches
were made by Col Walker. Capt.
Eldridge. Cap. Austin, Capt. Chase,
P. r. Kendall, Esq, who was a mem
Der of Co. L, and Maj. Stafford, and
brief remarks were also mace by Gen.
| Warner Capt. Woodbury. conducted
the campfire by request of Gen.
Warner. and then, as at all times,
of the reunion. Excellent music was
furnished by Sherman's Band and the
singing was led by a male quartette
under the leadership of Capt. Kinds,
to whom, as we'll as to the railroads,
the thanks of the society were ex-
tended. Many letters of regard were
received, which, for lack of time, were
left unread, but placed in the hands
of the printer.
Thursday morning many of the
comrades took carriage rides about
the city, the citizens having generous
ly provided carriages for that purpose.
The remainder of the day was passed
principally in gathering in knots and
talking over the incidents of the wal
and what had passed since, each de.
parting train thinning the number I'm.
til those of the early evening took the
last of them from their first reunion,
but, as they unanimously declared,
by no means their last.
Among those present there was q
noticeable number who lacked an arm
or leg, and many others who
were severely wounded. Conspicu-
Gus among those manned veterans
was 5. W. Kinds, of Hyde Park, who
lost both hands while on picket in
front of Petersburg, but who, to the
lasting disgrace of our present reform
administration, was removed from the
little post-office at North Hyde Park
to make way for an able bodied Mug
wump.
If every survivor of the regiment
will send his name, company and
present post-office address to D. J.
Stafford, Morrisville, VT, or to H. C.
II. Lewis, Secretary, at Bellows Falls,
w., and add the name and address of
every surviving officer and man of the
regiment he can give, it will aid ma
terially in the preparation of the ros-
ter of that regiment. Please do this
and also make preparations to attend
the next reunion Sept. 10, 1888.
VETERAN.
A remarkable incident occurred on